In the Bouches-du-Rhône department, a screening program for childhood lead poisoning was organized for children under the age of 6 living in areas with substandard housing. An...

In Aubervilliers, children living in buildings at risk are being offered screening for potential lead poisoning. At the same time, a program with a much more comprehensive approach...

At the PMI in Vanves, a team of professionals offers personalized care to new mothers and their children. The team—comprising pediatric nurses, doctors, a midwife, a psychologist, and...

Two teams of French researchers have thoroughly examined two Local Health Contracts in the Midi-Pyrénées region. In doing so, they have identified, in very concrete terms, the...

How can we measure social inequalities in health? This is a particularly difficult task. The three criteria commonly used in population surveys are: socioeconomic status, income, and...

A team of researchers analyzed the international scientific literature to examine the impact of school-based health education on potential reductions in health inequalities. These...

How do inequalities arise, and how are they interconnected? Pierre Volovitch explains how inequalities accumulate and “form a system,” whether they pertain to income, educational...

According to Michael Marmot, chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health, social injustice kills on a massive scale. The links between...

In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe commissioned Michael Marmot to conduct a study on the social determinants of health and health inequalities in...

Pregnancy and early childhood are critical periods. Maternal and Child Health (PMI) services provide free access to support and preventive care for mothers and children. For example,...